Fends off
The crossword clue "Fends off" is answered by REPELS, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
REPELS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the REPELS answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
Other clues for REPELS
Every other clue in this collection answered by REPELS, most used first.
- Drives back - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
- Fights off - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Wards off - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Drives away - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Beats back - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Pushes away - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Tips off - ALERTS, used 50 times
- Wards off - AVERTS, used 46 times
- Off course - ERRANT, used 41 times
- Show off - FLAUNT, used 38 times
- Off course - ASTRAY, used 37 times
- Off the mark - ERRANT, used 34 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.